I am very happy to announce I am finally starting the 5 gallon Reef Bowl & Reef Vase I have been planning for over a year! I have been extremely excited to start this build thread as lately I have been ordering everything. All the equipment is finally in, and I picked up the designated end table for the two nano tanks earlier today. The Ocean-Blue Nano Room is coming together! Time for photos, and the first update!!
Tank Specs: 5.5 Gallon CYS Excel Glass Bubble Bowl (12x13)
- ABI 12w Tuna Blue LED & LEPower Bronze Lamp
- Hygger Small Betta Heater 10w
- Tetra Whisper Air Pump
- Caribsea Arag-Alive Fiji Aquarium Sand, Pink
My plan for this tank is to make it a mixed reef with very little sand. I will add my favorite and most valuable morphs from my last tank that would fit in a small system. (Mind the Thor crack on the wall)
Tank Specs: 5.3 Gallon WGV Cylinder Vase (12x12)
- AI Prime 16 HD (high whites/reds/greens preset) & Relassy 150W Plant Light
- NICREW UFO Aquarium Air Pump 1.7w
- NICREW Mini Aquarium Betta Heater 15w
- Caribsea Arag-Alive Fiji Aquarium Sand, Pink
My plan for this tank is to add my current mangroves from my other system, and basically not touch it for around half a year to ensure water balance and Mangrove growth. The other system the Mangroves are coming from had Caulerpa go asexual, die off and poison the tank. I am hoping the Mangroves didnt leech in any potential toxins, but time will tell with this new system. This is largely the reason I got two of these small vase tanks instead of one, to get a mixed reef going in the one, and have the mangrove test in the other.
Tank Specs: 5.5 Gallon CYS Excel Glass Bubble Bowl (12x13)
- ABI 12w Tuna Blue LED & LEPower Bronze Lamp
- Hygger Small Betta Heater 10w
- Tetra Whisper Air Pump
- Caribsea Arag-Alive Fiji Aquarium Sand, Pink
My plan for this tank is to make it a mixed reef with very little sand. I will add my favorite and most valuable morphs from my last tank that would fit in a small system. (Mind the Thor crack on the wall)
Tank Specs: 5.3 Gallon WGV Cylinder Vase (12x12)
- AI Prime 16 HD (high whites/reds/greens preset) & Relassy 150W Plant Light
- NICREW UFO Aquarium Air Pump 1.7w
- NICREW Mini Aquarium Betta Heater 15w
- Caribsea Arag-Alive Fiji Aquarium Sand, Pink
My plan for this tank is to add my current mangroves from my other system, and basically not touch it for around half a year to ensure water balance and Mangrove growth. The other system the Mangroves are coming from had Caulerpa go asexual, die off and poison the tank. I am hoping the Mangroves didnt leech in any potential toxins, but time will tell with this new system. This is largely the reason I got two of these small vase tanks instead of one, to get a mixed reef going in the one, and have the mangrove test in the other.
This is my 2nd official build thread since getting back in the hobby. If you would like to see my 2+ year old Fluval Evo Mixed Reef, please hit the link here, or the 'build thread contributor' link under my name: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/13-5-fluval-evo-build-thread-mixed-reef-exotic-invert-tank.822855/
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